TY - JOUR
T1 - Cytomegalovirus Pseudotumor Presenting as Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AU - Wisser, Jamie
AU - Zingman, Barry
AU - Wasik, Mariusz A.
AU - Duva‐Frissora, Audrey
AU - Beazley, Robert
AU - McAneny, David
PY - 1992/6
Y1 - 1992/6
N2 - Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be fatal to patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), it usually causes few, if any, symptoms. The virus has an affinity for the alimentary tract, especially the ileum and right colon. CMV infections of the gut are often erosive, resulting in enterocolitis, hemorrhage, or intestinal perforation. Inflammatory mass formation is rare. Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoma are established causes of bowel obstruction in patients with AIDS. This report describes a case of ileocecal obstruction due to a discrete CMV‐induced pseudotumor in a patient with AIDS.
AB - Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be fatal to patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), it usually causes few, if any, symptoms. The virus has an affinity for the alimentary tract, especially the ileum and right colon. CMV infections of the gut are often erosive, resulting in enterocolitis, hemorrhage, or intestinal perforation. Inflammatory mass formation is rare. Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoma are established causes of bowel obstruction in patients with AIDS. This report describes a case of ileocecal obstruction due to a discrete CMV‐induced pseudotumor in a patient with AIDS.
KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications
KW - Adult
KW - Cecal Diseases/diagnosis
KW - Cytomegalovirus Infections/complications
KW - Humans
KW - Ileitis/diagnosis
KW - Inflammation/diagnosis
KW - Intestinal Obstruction/etiology
KW - Male
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026557468&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1992.tb12005.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1992.tb12005.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1317095
AN - SCOPUS:0026557468
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 87
SP - 771
EP - 774
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 6
ER -